Configuring Channels - Paradyne COMSPHERE 6800 Series Multiplexer Management And Configuration Manual

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System

Configuring Channels

Once the channel group is established, channels can be assigned to it. A channel is one individual
voice and/or data path within a channel group. Channels are configured after channel groups are
allocated.
The following types of channels can be configured within each channel group.
To configure channels, perform the following steps.
1. Choose a channel group for the channel (one that has the same endpoints and desired
2. Make sure that the channel has two compatible channel endpoints. Compatible channel
3. Execute the Change Channel Configuration (chcc) command to define and configure (or
4. Execute the Make Channel Connection (mkcc) command to connect the channel, or more
For detailed information on these commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network
Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual.
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Synchronous data
Asynchronous data
Voice
DS0
low bit-rate voice
expanded voice
DDS-ocu
DDS-dsu
routing attributes). If one does not exist, create one.
To make sure that the channel group where the channel is being configured has adequate
bandwidth, execute the Channel Group Summary (cgs) command to see how much
bandwidth (capacity) was allocated to the channel group. If no bandwidth has been
allocated to the channel group, execute the Make Channel Group Connection (mkcgc)
command to do so.
Execute the Channel Summary (cs) command for one of the channel group's endpoints.
Add the rates of all the connected channels in the channel group. Subtract the total rates of
all connected channels from the channel group's capacity. The difference is the channel
group's available bandwidth.
endpoints are any two channel endpoints of the same type; a DS0 channel endpoint and a
24 kbps, 32 kbps, or 64 kbps voice channel endpoint; or a DS0 channel endpoint and a
56 kbps synchronous data channel endpoint. Check this by running the Change Channel
Module Type (chcmt) command or Hardware Module Summary (hms) command to see the
type of channel module installed for the desired channel then run to each endpoint.
reconfigure) channels and channel parameters. This will configure both the channel
endpoints. You can also decide to have the bandwidth allocated to the channel upon the
successful completion of the configuration request, or leave the channel in an idle state.
accurately, to allocate bandwidth for the channel. You may now want to execute the
Display Channel Configuration (dscc) command to display the parameters of the channel
endpoints. This allows you to make sure that you have configured the channel correctly.
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